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A - EVELYNN

B - JENINE

C - DIVYA

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Step 1 - Curator A shares a single artist and a selection of their work

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Step 1 - Curator A shares a single artist and a selection of their work

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Step 2 - that artist moves to Curator B to create an exhibition theme from it 

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Step 2 - that artist moves to Curator B to create an exhibition theme from it 

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Step 3 - the idea moves to curator C who shares a piece of pre-existing media (song, poem, film etc) that they think links to the artist & concept, or up to 4 other artists & specific works that could be seen alongside them in a group show format.

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Step 3 - the idea moves to curator C who shares a piece of pre-existing media (song, poem, film etc) that they think links to the artist & concept, or up to 4 other artists & specific works that could be seen alongside them in a group show format.

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Step 1 -  Curator B shares a single text for inspiration

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Step 1 -  Curator B shares a single text for inspiration

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Step 2 - the text moves to Curator C to select an artist/s that respond to the text

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Step 2 - the text moves to Curator C to select an artist/s that respond to the text

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Step 3 - the idea then moves to Curator A to think how and where it could be

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Step 3 - the idea then moves to Curator A to think how and where it could be

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Step 1 - Curator C share a single space with a selection of images of it and why it was selected.

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Step 1 - Curator C share a single space with a selection of images of it and why it was selected.

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Step 2 - that space moves to Curator A to create an exhibition approach inspired by it 

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Step 2 - that space moves to Curator A to create an exhibition approach inspired by it 

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Step 3 - that approach and space moves to Curator B who selects artworks/artsts to be placed in it

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Step 3 - that approach and space moves to Curator B who selects artworks/artsts to be placed in it

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Top image - from afar view

Bottom left - inside the blackhole

Bottom right - view from up close

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I was looking into different sort of spaces and considered traditional spaces around me such as rooms, corners. Then i thought why not discreet places that no one considers such as shelves that hold worlds within them in the forms of books or places like under the bed where the space is usually filled with lost, forgotten or stored items. I liked these spaces but wanted to go further with the idea of space as there is no limit to the brief or the idea of space. Just then Interstellar popped into my head because what is more space like than space? I liked the idea of the blackhole, because it is a space that is undiscovered and still holds much uncertainty. What lives in that space? is there more space within that space? It sucks in everything around it so is there the possibility that like under the bed or on the shelves that there are lost, forgotten or stored items/objects/debris or even perhaps different worlds in there? Interstellars black hole in particular is said to be scientifically the most accurate depiction of what we know as black holes are. I like that they researched a lot and tried to stay as honest and scientifically accurate as possible on what black holes may look like visually but still as humankind does not know what the inside looks like they took creative liberty and continued the story as they see fit. The fiction within non-fiction, the theoretical possibilities that might or might not be possible is what made me select this. I love discovering, developing, creating worlds taking spaces that exist or might not exist yet. I'm curious to see what will become of this space.

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Identity and self-construction

Freedom vs conformity

Vulnerability and liberation

The fear and beauty of being truly seen

Madness as a metaphor for authenticity

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Masks / Personas / Fragmented Identity

Freedom through Exposure / Vulnerability

Being Misunderstood or Outside of Society

Spiritual or Existential Awakening

Freedom from being understood (resisting categorisation)

The Madman as Visionary / Outsider / Liberated Figure

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Ann Mendieta - explored identity, body, displacement and earth and body rituals

Cindy Sherman - uses photography and costume to explore shifting identities and social masks, looks at films and tv shows.

Zanele Muholi - reclaims queer Black identity through powerful self-portraiture, disrupting imposed narratives, shows everyday lives that were forced to be hidden

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Leigh Bowery - club culture, gender expression, - created extreme bodily performances that broke open the idea of identity , becoming the madman and liberated through disfigurement and distortion of self.

Emma Talbot - paintings + soft sculpture with text , experience of being a woman, mythology and transformation.

Chiharu Shiota - Thread installations mapping memory, internal chaos and loss - exploring human existence through various dimensions and looking at existence in absence

Yayoi Kusama - repetition, infinity, hallucination, obsession - work emerges from her mental health experiences - a sense of transformation from madness to immersive works

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The House of The Good Shephard, Bratislava, Slovakia.

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The House of The Good Shephard, Bratislava, Slovakia.

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Narrow Rocco-style building now utilised as a Clock museum.

5 floors including a basement and first floor utilised as a functioning bar (great for a private view and atmosphere!)

Selected Artists from list include Cindy Sherman, Yayoi Kusama and Emma Talbot. For their exploration into identity and adoption of characters, narratives and story, the feminine experience, creating art to transform 'madness' into art.

Selected works include Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirorred Room - Filled with the Brilliance of Life 2011/2017. An installation that would take over the top floor, mirrored walls and ceilings, lights that hang down and repeated within the mirrors. Making the audience gaze at themselves repeated in the reflections whilst taking in the immersive experience and 'brilliance of life'

Room 2 (in the middle), would feature photographs from Cindy Sherman's photograph pieces. Untitled #144 Namely, Untitled #103, and lastly a Untitled (Vanity Mirror) 2020. Both photographs blown up large on high quality giclee print paper on the left and right side of the room with the mirror hung at average eye-line height of women with the centre focus being the mirror which combines the distorted image of the artist on glass with the viewers own reflection

Room 3 1st Floor Emma Talbot works included are from The Age 2022-2023 Exhibition. Draped and hung floor to ceiling to transform the walls with her work for the viewer to absorb

Exhibition title "THE MAD(WO)MAN" and in an ideal world I'd paint that building PINK!

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Untitled (Vanity Mirror) by Cindy Sherman – Artware Editions

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designed 2020Corian, distorted mirror, photographic print 8 h. x 6 w. inchesEdition of 100 Artist’s signature embossed in inkDigital COA providedPart of the proceeds from this edition directly benefit our partner at Performa, New York, USA.Not eligible for discounts. object descriptionCindy Sherman is known for photogr

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Where do we start? Understanding context. So what is it? It's a black hole located in space from the film Interstellar, however, it was very true to the science so much so a Physicist was consulted on the mathematics needed to bring the black hole to life. blah blah blah

How do you turn outer space into an exhibition? Is it a feeling? It is cold. In space there is an absence of light so do we dim the lights and create an immersive exhibition based on sensory scientific accuracy? Is it PG Family Friendly? Do we commission an artist to make fresh new works inspired by the theme? or do we pick artists with existing works?

EXHIBITION APPROACH My approach to this exhibition is to be an abstracted exploration into 'Gargantua' aka what does a black hole look and feel like? I like the idea of the pieces relating to light, spaghettification (claustrophobia) and sound.

SOUND, LIGHT AND IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION.

SO WHAT? A large space will be needed, and converted to be blacked out. A large building of heritage would be fun to transform! (plus usually not great heating!) Electric access for Audio Visual technology is required.

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Royalty, Heroism, and The Streets: Reference, Reuse, Remix 

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Royalty, Heroism, and The Streets: Reference, Reuse, Remix 

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Royalty/Reference:

Symbols within the work.

Books which the work has referenced.

Historical references - e.g. Black Tar and Feathers.

Referencing words directly in the work.

References to other artists, and styles - especially that of his Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage.

Religious references.

Heroism/Reuse:

The reuse of materials.

New meaning to old objects.

Can also be looked at in the context of references above.

This can also be looking at from the current day context of the rise in awareness about sustainable practice and reimagining waste materials.

The Streets/Remix:

Legacy related element of how the work, the artist and the message are remixed in modern popular culture and by brands.

E.g. pop culture figures like Jay-Z, Kardashians and brands like Primark and Urban Decay.

The work is remixed for the masses, whilst the art as it was intended sits in private collections.

Can also be looked at as how posthumous legacy is often a remix of what was said/considered during which the artist lived and worked - examining how for example the media spoke of the artist and work in the 80's vs. now. Despite fame during his life, is the current remix of his narrative sweeter than the original?

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I chose Jean-Michel Basquiat as the single artist because I love their work and discovered him early on in my artistic practice and felt a connection with his life and with the work he produced.

I selected mostly objects that he had painted on from doors to fridges because I find painting and sculpture when combined to be really interesting. As a sculptor I have a preference for sculptures over paintings and have noticed sculpture isn't curated or made space for in galleries locally so I wanted to spotlight these pieces of his alongside two of his large paintings.

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I was inspired by my recent travels across Europe. Out of the three countries I travelled it was Bratislava that stood out to me, particularly the 'old town' area of the city which has preserved its older architecture.

I wasn't sure originally on what space would be best to use, or I'd be able find off the top of my head so I had to do some researching into the buildings in Bratislava, Slovakia. I was largely interested in the post-communist buildings but I felt I was more charmed by 'The Good Shepherd' history, look and feel to the building.

HISTORY - Constructed for a merchant [buyer and seller of goods] , the lower part was used for for commercial purposes and the upper part for living which I saw as a split between selves, business and pleasure, customer service 'voice' vs the person you really are.

NOW? - It is home to the Museum of Clocks that exhibits timepieces made by Bratislava clockmakers. The ground floor as basement serve as a pub. I think the combination of historical clocks and a pub in one building can be tied to the idea of a 'mad man' i.e The Mad Hatter.

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“Despite fame during his life, is the current remix of his narrative sweeter than the original?”

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“Despite fame during his life, is the current remix of his narrative sweeter than the original?”

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I loved this question at the end. I feel as if its a question which can never truly be answered and can only be picked apart through analysing the original words and images and the all in-between left by Basquiat himself.

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Basquiat was inspired by a range of influences, from the Italian Renaissance to Black history. While drawing from these sources with a sense of reverence, he also challenged, recontextualised, remixed, and critiqued them. Admiring their depth and symbolism, he used them to elevate new heroes - radical, Black, vulnerable, and visionary.

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Thinking about current artist that fit Royalty, Heroism and The Streets : Reference, Reuse, Remix

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Thinking about current artist that fit Royalty, Heroism and The Streets : Reference, Reuse, Remix

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My mind turned to contemporary Black artists who truly encapsulate this theme. Those who are celebrated today for paying homage to their heritage, creating cultural impact, and being regarded as 'royalty'. This led me to...

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In Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé reclaims and redefines a genre that has historically excluded Black artists, much like how Basquiat disrupted the Eurocentric art world. Both artists remix legacy by inserting the marginalised back into spaces they helped shape.

The album reflects Basquiat’s radical use of references, his expression of royalty through rebellion, and his refusal to be confined. It responds directly to the question: Is the current remix sweeter than the original? Beyoncé takes control of her own legacy before others can reshape it.

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Royalty, Heroism, and The Streets: Reference, Reuse, Remix

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Royalty, Heroism, and The Streets: Reference, Reuse, Remix

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Beyonce is legacy making in real time - Cowboy Carter asks: what happens when we take control of the remix while still alive?

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Based on the approach of a sound, light and immersive exhibition in a large blacked out heritage space exploring what does a black hold look and feel like?

I like the idea of pairing artists who work in that space (sound, light, immersive) with someone who crafts narratives outside of that space traditionally.

The exploration of what does a black hole look and feel like? made me interested in Charlie Brooker for co-creating the piece with an artist work works with immersive art. His Black Mirror series and the fact that he is well known for this concept which I feel could draw a wide and diverse audience.

When thinking about the sound, l ight, immersive elements I would chose TeamLabs as again a well known artist collective when it comes to this type of work.

Their work the infinite crystal universe (pictured) where people can interact and expand the universe through their smartphones. This type of concept of integrating smartphone element could work well here too.

I think pairing artists from different artforms and having them explore the concept of what that looks and feels like.

In terms of process to reach this. I started researching artists/pieces because I didn't know any of that type of work really - but I ended up going for artists I have come across from my own living room via tv and social media and what I would like to see - because that felt more triagey